LIVE ENTRY

there wasn't so much going on here during the last weeks but there are more important things in life than blogging once in a while. now, as girlfriend is already sleeping which means I should stay away from my stereo if I don't want war I flipped a coin if I would either spend some time blogging or answer my e-mails. even though e-mails would be more important the coin told me to spend some time blogging... so here we go. as Jeremy messed up my address he got the parcel bounced back to him when he tried to send me the latest VEDAVU release but 3 days ago I finally got my copy of the 2nd part of VEDAVU's ORANGE SERIES a.k.a. DEVIL's LIVE ENTRY 7" in the mail. as expected the packaging is incredible! as you can see on the pic somewhere below the 7" came with a shirt (that really suits me well according to my girlfriend), a pro-done CD with the tracks from the 7", a square 2" button and a full-color lyric-sheet. on the pic above you can see that the cover has 2 (thick cardboard) obi-strips that add some kind of cinematic touch to the record. as Mr. Apocalypse has posted about DEVIL on his blog himself you may be aware of the fact that DEVIL is a BLACK METAL band and that he's handling the vocals. if you follow the link to Mike's blog you should be able to download a DEVIL track that's not on this 2 track 7" but will give you a good idea of the gritty lo-fi BLACK METAL mayhem that they release on this 7"/CD. as VEDAVU has included a pro-done CD on every release so far you normally get the best of both worlds - a gritty lo-fi lathe-cut record on one hand and a hi-fi CD on the other but in this case the CD doesn't sound so much different to the 7". actually this time the vocals of the 2nd track sound better on the 7" than on the CD even though they still sound like some demonic hissing that you can barely hear somewhere in the back. as all other VEDAVU releases this one is also strictly limited and only 42 copies were made which are of course all gone by now. I know that 42 copies aren't many but as you've got to see every single release Jeremy has done so far more like a piece of art that's not meant for public consumption than like (just) another record (I'm not saying a "normal" record couldn't be a piece of art too but most of them aren't) it makes totally sense! and as it's not meant for public consumption there's no download link!

together with the DEVIL stuff came a square HOT PURSUIT 7" that was supposed to be the next release on VEDAVU and Pt. III of the ORANGE SERIES but Jeremy told me that:"the HOT PURSUIT record is a reject! we are gonna smash the rest!" which probably means this is another record you'd love to have but most likely will never get! especially if you click on the pic of the 7" and download their demo cause the demo is fucking rad and the the 7" is the demo plus an alternative version of a track!

last but not least Jeremy also slipped in a TAFKATA shirt that looks fucking rad and of course is, you guessed it, also limited. THANKS A LOT! the good news is that you might be still able to get a copy if you click on the shirt!

FATAL COORDINATES

another record that Mr. Apocalypse was involved with as a musician was the new SANGRAAL 7" called FATAL COORDINATES. well, not that Mike wouldn't have told you already everything you need to know on his blog but as this is the 1st release of ROCK COCAINE RECORDS (which b.t.w. is the most brilliant name for a label I've heard so far) and Mickey runs his label the old-school way which means that you've to stuff some cash (7 U$D/10U$D p.p. U.S./world) in an envelope which scared a lot of people that are only used to e-mails and paypal I thought it might be a good idea to tell you that, in my case, Mickey was super-fast in shipping my records! if I'm not mistaken I had the records in the mail only 9 days after I dropped the letter with the cash at the post-office! plus I was super stoked to finally hear SANGRAAL's follow up to their WOLVES OF ARMAGEDDON 12" (the 1st record I was ever offered a blowjob for re-upping it b.t.w.) from 1998 which is among the records that stood the test of time and still gets played on a regular basis. honestly speaking: if you'd have asked me before Mike's post about the new 7" how I'd consider the chances for another SANGRAAL vinyl to ever see the light of day would be my answer would have been "next to 0!" but here it is in form of a 5 track 7" that was well worth the wait! Mike wrote "5 new songs of barbaric violent thrash similar to KVIKKSOLGUTTENE and early DODHEIMSGARD" in his post about the 7". while I agree on the musical description I might add that he forgot to tell you that it's more like 4 new SANGRAAL tracks and a 5th track you may or may not have heard before. I noticed that I knew said track already as soon as it came through the speakers of my stereo but I leave it up to you to figure out the details! don't know how many have been pressed but I know you should stuff some cash in an envelope and send it to Mickey who can be reached through the address on the bottom!

Rock Cocaine Records
P.O. Box 1402

Tempe AZ 85280

on a side-note: Mickey does wholesale for 4,50 U$D (5 or more copies!)
add 13,50 U$D for flatrate postage to Europe for 5 or more copies!

UNAMERICAN HARDCORE

ok, here you'll finally get some music to download! some time ago Rawter who runs a great blog called TROUBLE ON YOUR SYSTEM posted some of his record wants on his blog which included the SHANK / THE ENDLESS BLOCKADE split 7". as I had 3 copies of that 7" anyway I offered a trade and NO MAN'S SLAVE's discography tape which was ltd. to 100 copies, is sold out by now and called YOU NEED TO START THINKING MORE ABOUT YOUR FUTURE was among the stuff I got through that trade. the tape has the 5 tracks from their split with I RESIGN from 2009, the 15 tracks from their SIEGE MENTALITY 7" from 2008 and 10 tracks that appeared on 2 self-released tapes in 2008 and 2009. the split 7" and their debut 7" have been released on GIVE PRAISE RECORDS and should be still easily available if I'm not mistaken. I therefore excluded the tracks from their records and just included the tracks from the tapes as they are sold out. music-wise people are quick to slap the INFEST tag on NO MAN'S SLAVE which in my opinion doesn't really do them justice! they do a LEFT FOR DEAD cover on their debut 7" and a BLACK FLAG cover on their demo and the influence of those 2 bands is as noticeable in their sound as that from INFEST. anyway d/l and check them out yourself!

MOB CONTROL 2.0

I've already made a post about the CROWD CONTROL / MOB RULES split 7" not that long ago, here to be more precise, but that post was just some sort of review and didn't incl. the music cause the 7" had just been released and I thought people should rather buy it than download it. in the meantime the 7" is sold out and Jamie the guy who runs SUBURBAN MAYHEM RECORDS left a comment telling me that as the physical copies would be all gone now I could upload mp3s of the tracks if I want and so...

ON A SIDE NOTE: if anybody has a copy of MOB RULES' THE DONOR 7" for sale/trade drop me a line!

DICKSUCK SUCKS!

I bought this 5" cause I love unusual record sizes and more or less buy every 5", 6", 8", etc. I can get my hands on and I also usually won't complain about the price and the music you get for your money but this 5" is a rip off! while STRAIGHT EDGE KEGGER's side has just one 59 seconds long track that's OK but not really groundbreaking KINFTHRUHEAD's side has a 2.03 minutes long track called ROADKILL DICKSUCK that sucks so bad I most likely won't play it ever again. "GRINDCORE" with a saxophone that sounds like their cover looks! speaking about their cover... I'm pretty sure that there are some learning disabled monkeys that would have been able to draw a better looking cover and b.t.w. write funnier lyrics too! download it from here and don't waste your money on his piece of crap. oh yeah, the grey marbled wax looks sweet but doesn't make up for the rest!

SKIN CULTURE

RORSCHACH's NEEDLE PACK 7" might be my favorite RORSCHACH release cause it's somehow like the best of both worlds. while the tracks have the same power and brutality as REMAIN SEDATE they aren't as weird as the PROTESTANT stuff even though they clearly point in that direction. 3 tracks (and an intro) of hard-hitting and aggressive HARDCORE but more diverse than on their 1st 12". plus the 7" comes in a neat looking gate-fold cover. if I'm not mistaken not all tracks of this 7" made it on their "discography" CD. b.t.w. both full-lengths REMAIN SEDATE and PROTESTANT have been reissued as a 2 x 12" just recently. click the cover o d/l.

GREAT ANNOYANCE AND DISPLEASURE

a while ago, when I posted HUMMINGBIRD OF DEATH's 1st 7" I said that I might post their split 10" with CHAINSAW TO THE FACE as well and here it is. I know that it has been posted on a few other blogs before but I love HUMMINGBIRD OF DEATH and as I got the permission of Mr. Lovro who runs COWABUNGA RECORDS to post all his out of print releases with the exception of WEEKEND NACHOS' TORTURE 7" (cause it will be repressed soon) I thought I should post it anyway. as you can see on the pics below I was lucky enough to snatch one of the 170 copies that came on purple marbled wax . as you should be familiar with HUMMINGBIRD OF DEATH music-wise by now I'll keep this one rather short and just tell you that they just deliver 6 tracks on their side which is way less than I'd have expected but the quality makes up for that. CHAINSAW TO THE FACE offer you 15 tracks on their side and are no let-down either! they are fast, they are vicious, they are brutal but most of all they are good! check them out!

CHRIS COLOHAN...

has not only handled the vocals in some great bands but will also release NIGHTBRINGER's debut 7" on his label HIGH ANXIETY RECORDS which you should definitely grab as soon as it is out cause NIGHTBRINGER totally rule and this 7" will be great! believe me I have already heard the 1st mix!

B R O K E N . . .

I admit that the IRON LUNG / HATRED SURGE collaboration 7" has already been posted on more than one blog but as it's on pretty heavy rotation here for quite some time now I decided to post it anyway. 8 tracks that sound like the bastard son of, you guessed it, IRON LUNG and HATRED SURGE (big surprise, huh?).

SUBMISSION, FORGIVENESS, DEATH

I'm still waiting for my fucking download to finish and have killed some time by giving the new ABORTED CHRISTIANS recordings a try together with Chabo! if you're into old school GRINDCORE you should click on the pic above and hit the guys up via their myspace page and try to get your hands on a copy of the demo CD-R as soon as it is officially released cause it slays! period! Chabo is totally into these dudes from N.Z. and their blistering furious musical assault on our ears and trying to clean his fur as fast as they play! the pic below shows a shirt design that should also be available in late February!

KATMAI

the fucking weather here is putting me in a lazy mood. it's still all snow, ice and chaos outside my 4 walls. so while I wait that my download of an episode of "DER BULLE VON TÖLZ" is finished I thought I could make a quick post. and as I've just posted the EXALTED 2 track 7" a few days ago I'll continue with another great 2 track 7" that was also released by DEER HEALER: HERDS' SPRING b/w KATMAI 7". HERDS play HARDCORE that will "bite you in the face and crawl under your skin" according to SHORT,FAST + LOUD and I pretty much agree on that! click on the cover!

DELUSION

if you'd ask me if the world really needs a one-sided 2 track HARMS WAY 7" featuring 2 tracks that also appear on their REALITY APPROACHES 12" I'd most likely say : "not really!" but as the screen printed non-music side looks fucking rad and I'm a collector nerd I bought it nevertheless. that said I don't really know what there would be more to say about this little gem? so in case you didn't get it before: 2 tracks of fast & furious HARDCORE by one of the best bands around that came in rad packaging but that you already know if you know the 12". click the last pic!

THE GRIM THRONG WITH EYES ROLLED BACK

have you ever heard of a guy called Azog? no? hm, you shouldn't be so sure about that cause you most likely have heard about him. even though you most likely know him under his other moniker Kirk MK-U or just as the MK-ULTRA's bassist who now plays in SICK/TIRED. if I'm not mistaken EXALTED was formed 2 or 3 years after MK-ULTRA called it a day by Kirk a.k.a. Azog, Arend a.k.a. Jon who used to be in CHARLES BRONSON and 2 other guys that were called Baazigar and Hecubus. now, why would someone exchange a name like Kirk or Jon for a name like Azog, Arend or (my personal fave) Baazigar? you guessed it - cause he plays in a BLACK METAL band now or to be more precise he plays in what he or most other HARDCORE kids believe to be a BLACK METAL band cause there aren't many of those bands out there that are able to really hide their roots which is totally OK for me cause I prefer those bands above nearly all "pure" BLACK METAL bands in most cases anyway. before this 7" EXALTED already released a full-length called WE ARE THE GRIM THRONG that's also worth a listen. the 2 tracks on this 7" were recorded together with 3 other tracks. Kirk was kind enough to send me all 5 tracks and had tagged them as HEARTLESS TREMOLO so I guess that was the title of the planned 12" that was abandoned cause Jon who handled the vocals together with Kirk decided to not like his vocals anymore and so the 12" became a 2 song 7". even though I also like Kirk's vocals more than those of the other guy it's not like Jon's vocals would be totally unlikeable.